"The future is looking good with Carlos": Djokovic not fearful of state of tennis post Big Four with Alcaraz leading

World number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic believes that the future of men’s tennis is in safe hands.

The 36-year-old is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won 24 Grand Slams titles in his career.

Djokovic was recently quoted in a report where he remains optimistic about the future of men’s tennis, especially in the presence of someone like Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.

“I think tennis, definitely the future is looking good with Carlos leading that field,” he said. “We had some thrilling encounters, this year particularly with the final at Wimbledon and also Roland Garros and Cincinnati - that was one of the best three-set matches I’ve ever played.”

The 20-year-old is regarded as the best young talent in men’s tennis currently playing in the circuit.

Alcaraz became the talk of the town after he defeated Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon earlier this year in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

It was the Serbian tennis star’s only defeat in the Grand Slam in 2023 as he went on to win the other three major titles.

It was Alcaraz’s second Grand Slam title in his career as his first was the US Open which he won in 2022 after defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final with a score of 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3.